[tbb-bugs] #32512 [Applications/Tor Browser]: preference "browser.download.dir" is ignored

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#32512: preference "browser.download.dir" is ignored
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 Reporter:  Yeti                      |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Low                       |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Minor                     |     Resolution:  not a bug
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
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Changes (by Thorin):

 * keywords:  download setting =>
 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => not a bug


Comment:

 Because the `.dir` pref is only used based on the value of another pref

 - `browser.download.useDownloadDir` = `false`
    - Tor Browser default is false: forces user interaction by always
 asking where to download
 - `browser.download.folderList` = `2`
    - 2 = use last used, 1 =  use downloads (default), 0 = use desktop
    - **this is the pref you need to also change**
    - **this is done for you if you use the UI to set the path**
    - about:preferences general > files and application
       * untick always ask where to save
       * set your new path
       * retick always ask where to save
 - `browser.download.dir` = `X:\\what_ever_you_like`

 Worksforme: I set my path via the UI `C:\\Temp` and then rechecked always
 ask where to save, then clicked download (small zip file), and Tor Browser
 went straight to prompting me to save in the correct directory (note: you
 might get a TB prompts about automatically saving downloads, and a FF one
 about opening vs saving: both with options to always remember your
 decision)

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/32512#comment:1>
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